Car-mover shoe.



R. MILLER.

CAR MOVER SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1912.

1,037,960, Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD MILLER, OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN.

CAR-MOVER SHOE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Appleton, county of Outagamie, and State of lVisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Car-Mover Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in car mover shoes.

The object of my invention is to provide improved means for securing the detachable rail engaging members in position on the under side of the shoe.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a detail view of the body member of a car moving shoe to which my invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the retain ing plate for the gripping members. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of my improved shoe, drawn on line w-w of Fig. 1, and showing the gripping members and retaining plate in position. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing a slightly modified form of construction.

Like parts are identified by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

The body 1 of my improved shoe when constructed as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is provided on its under surface with V- shaped channels 2, and the margins of the shoe at the ends of these channels are provided with V-shaped notches 3, preferably of larger size than the channels 2. The under surface 4 of the toe portion of the shoe is also provided wit-h a flat open recess at 5 and a bolt hole 6 opening into the central portion of this recess. The heel portion of the shoe on the under side is provided with a cross channel 7 extending angularly upwardly and rearwardly from the rib 8 between this channel and-the channels 2. The

heel 9 of the shoe body constitutes the lower wall of this channel 7. Arms 10 formed integrally with the shoe, extend rearwardly and upwardly at an angle to the body portion of the shoe and are provided with a cross bolt 11 to permit the connection of the operating lever with the shoe in the usual manner.

The channels 2 receive the rail gripping members 12. These gripping members are of ordinary construction, the same being rectangular or square in cross section, and the sides of the channel 2 are formed to fit two sides of each of these gripping members, as shown in Fig. 3. The gripping members Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 11, 1912.

Patented Sept. 10, 1912. Serial No. 683,045.

are retained in position by a retaining plate 14, which is adapted to fit the recess 5 and is provided with a bolt hole 15 to register with the bolt hole 6 in the toe of the shoe.

taining member is also provided with an- 5 gular lips 19, which are adapted to fit the channel 7, and upwardly eXten ding triangular lips 20 on each side are adapted to fit recesses 3 in the body of the shoe.

When the retaining plate 14 is adjusted in position of use with the lips 20 fitting the recesses 3 and the lips 19 engaged in the channel 7 as shown in Fig. 3, the lower angles or corners of the gripping members 12 project through the slot 17 to a su'lficient distance below the retaining plate to grip a railway rail and provide a fulcrum over which the shoe may be tilted by a suitable operating lever, the retaining plate being secured to the body of the shoe by a 0 clamping bolt- 23. hen the retaining plate is in position, the portion 24 thereof between the inner ends of the slots 17 is received in a pocket 25 formed in the body of the shoe between the inner ends of the channels 2. 35

This member 24 cooperates withthe ears 20 in preventing lateral movements of the re taining plate. The walls of the channels 7 and the walls 26 of therecess 5 prevent the plate 14 from shifting and relieve the clamping bolt 23 from strain, the function of this bolt being merely to prevent the plate from dropping out of position when the shoe is raised.

Referring to Fig. 4, it will be observed.

that a shoe is employed, which is quite similar to the shoe shown in Fig. 1, but the angular notch 7" (corresponding with the notch 7 in Fig. 1) is formed in the toe portion of the shoe shown in Fig. 4, and the recess 5 (corresponding in function with the recess 5 of Fig. 1), is formed in the heel portion of the shoe shown in Fig. 4. The retaining plate 14 is formed to enter the channels 7 and the recess 5 and is secured i by means of a clamping bolt 23". In all other respects, the construction is the same as that illustrated in the other views. In all of the views, the shoes are shown with rivets 27 inserted through. the front end of the toe portion. These are merely bearing rivets of ordinary type.

I claim 1. A car mover shoe comprlsmg a body portion, having its under surface notched to receive rail gripping members and provided with a channel extending angularly and upwardly into the body portion at one side of the notches and also having an open shallow recess on the other side of said notches, in combination with a retaining plate adapted to fit said open shallow recess and having lips adapted to enter said channel, said plate being removably connected with the body portion in a position partially covering the rail gripping members and provided with slots through which said rail gripping members may project.

2. A car mover shoe comprising a body portion, having transversely extending V- shaped channels in its under surface adapted to receive rail gripping members, in combination with a retaining plate adapted to partially cover said rail gripping members and provided with slots through which projecting corners of said members may extend, said shoe body being recessed at one side and angularly channeled at the other side of said V-shaped channels, and also provided with marginal recesses at the ends of said -shaped channels, and said retaining plate being provided with members adapted to fit said channels and recess.

3. A car mover shoe provided with transverse channels to receive rail gripping members, in combination with a retaining plate interlocked at one end with the shoe body and secured at the other end to the shoe body, said plate being adapted to partially cover a set of rail gripping members and be ing provided with slots through which said rail gripping members may project, rail gripping members seated in the body channels and having angular corners projecting through slots in said plate.

4. A car mover shoe provided with transverse channels to receive rail gripping members, in combination with a retaining plate interlocked at one end with the shoe body and secured at the other end to the shoe body, said plate being adapted to partially cover a setor" rail gripping members and being provided with slots through which said rail gripping members may project, rail gripping members seated in the body channels and having angular corners projecting through slots in said plate, said plate being also arranged to interlock with the body at the respective ends of the rail gripping members to prevent lateral shifting movements.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RIC-HARD MILLER.

Witnesses Lnvmm'rr C. lVl-IEELER, I. D. BREMER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

